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maþa

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Him weúllon maðan geond ealne ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 472, 30. Þǽr manna líc lágon . . . þá weóllon eall maðon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 212. Add

maða

(n.)
Grammar
maða, an; m.

A grubwormmaggot

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A grub, worm, maggot Maþa tomus ( = tarmus), Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 12; Wrt. Voc. 24, 16. Maða (maðu?) cimex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 44. His gesceapu maðan weóllon, Homl. Th. i. 86, 10. Cf. Eorþ-mata (-maða?) vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44

eorþ-mata

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-mata, (-maþa?), an ; m.

An earth-worm

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An earth-worm Eorþmata vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44

Linked entry: maþa

matt

(n.)
Grammar
matt, <b>, meatt,</b> e; meatte, an; f.

A mat

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A mat Matte spiato ( = psiato), Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 7. Meatte matta, i. 82, 20. Meatta storia vel psiata, i. 41, 30

Linked entry: meatt

maðu

(n.)
Grammar
maðu, e; f.

A bugmaggot

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A bug, maggot(?) Maðu cimex, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 9; Wrt. Voc. 24, 13: 78, 69

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mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, es; n. (?)

Math in after-mathmowinghay-harvest

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Math in after-math, mowing, hay-harvest Freóh ǽlces weoruldcundes þeówetes búton þreom þingum án is circsceat and ðæt hé mid eallum cræfte twuga on geáre [wyrce ?]

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithenmay-weedanthemis cotula

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Maithen, may-weed; anthemis cotula Mægþa herba putida, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 11; Wrt. Voc. 31, 22 : caluna ( = calmia, v. Lchdm. ii. 398, col. 2), 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 19. Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

mæhe

Grammar
mæhe, (for mæhte?)

dicione

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dicione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 75

mæht

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mæht, mæhtig.

Similar entry: meaht

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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measure, degree, proportion Gilde be ðære giftan mǽþe reddet pecuniam juxta modum dotis, Ex. 22, 17: L. Ecg. P. i. 11; Th. ii. 176, 28. Be ðære synne mǽþe secundum peccati gradum, tit. i; Th. ii. 170, 5: Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 56, 4. Be dǽde mǽþe, L. C. E.

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, mowing.
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Se Godes þeówa cwæð: 'Árís and ber þis gréne híg þám horsum . . . nú is lytel tó láfe þysses mǽþes (cf. hé máweþ heig on þissere dene, 2), and swá þis gedón byþ, ic gá æfter þá' leva fenum viride, porta pabulum jumentis; ecce ego, quia parum superest,

manna

Grammar
manna, man.
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Sió ungeðyld geniét ðone monnan ðæt hé geopenað all his ingeðonc, Past. 220, 9. 'Ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe'. . . Sé ðe herian wille háligne mannan, herige hine. . . æfter his geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 18. 'Þú ácenst sunu.' Oncnáwað þurh þás

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, manna.
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Add: an; m. On ðǽre earce ðá stǽnenan bredu . . . and se swéta mete ðe hié héton moinnaa . . . sceal bión on ðǽmbreóstum ðæs monnan swétnes, Past. 125, 23. Hét hé hider rignan mannum tó móse manna cynne, Ps. Th. 77, 25

mǽra

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Tó werbolde .XL. mǽra oððe án fóðer gyrda, C. D. iii. 451. 1

mæra

(n.)
Grammar
mæra, mera, an; m.

An incubus

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An incubus Mera ł satyrus incuba, Ep. Gl. 12 f, 14

maffa

(n.)
Grammar
maffa, an; m.

A caulomentum

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A caul; omentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 43: Ep. Gl. 17 d, 23

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna, an; m.

Mana man

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Man, a man Hwæt is se manna quid est homo? Ps. Th. 143, 4. On mannan mód, 117, 8. For ðissum earfoþnessum ðe wé ðissum mannan dydon, Blickl. Homl. 247, 18. Ic ádilige ðone mannan delebo hominem, Gen. 6, 7. God geworhte ǽnne mannan of láme, Homl. Th.

manna

(n.)
Grammar
manna, monna; indecl.

Manna

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Manna Nemdon ðone mete manna, Ex. 16, 31: Ps. Spl. T. 77, 28: Num. 11, 9. Monna, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 125, 19

marma

(n.)
Grammar
marma, an; m.

Marble

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Marble Heó hæfþ hwítes marman (marbran, MS. H.) bleoh it has the colour of white marble, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 14

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá þæs gyltes mǽð beó secundum modum culpę, Chrd. 62, l. add Nis nánes mannes mǽð ꝥ cunne ásæcgan eal ꝥ gód þe God hæfð gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Angl. xii. 514, 29. Se man hæfð gold, þæt is gód be his mǽde, Hml. Th. i. 254, 19. Add Intingan